Feb. 26, 2005

Complete Results

ATLANTA, GA - The University of Virginia captured its seventh-consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Swimming and Diving Championship Title today.

Virginia tallied 726.5 points in winning the Championship, while Florida State placed second with 580 points. Georgia Tech finished the meet in third place with 429 points, North Carolina in fourth with 412, Clemson in fifth with 323, NC State in sixth with 321, Virginia Tech in seventh with 289.5, Maryland in eighth with 273, Duke in ninth with 132 and Miami in tenth with 73.

Georgia Tech's Sam Morgan became just the second Yellow Jacket, and first since Shilo Ayalon set the meet record in 2003, to win the conference title in the 1650-yard freestyle when he recorded an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 14:54.71. Virginia's John Millen clocked a time of 15:06.57 to garner second-place honors, while Florida State's Tommy Bishop recorded a third-place finish of 15:08.47.

Maryland's Erik Weinberg placed first in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:44.89. Virginia's Bo Greenwood was next to reach the wall, turning in a time of 1:46.22 and out-touching Florida State's Jarryd Botha, who finished third with a time of 1:46.26.

Virginia's Luke Anderson claimed first place in the 100-yard freestyle with an NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 43.01. NC State's Cullen Jones placed second with a time of 43.88, while Florida State's Joel Roycik finished third with a time of 44.34.

Virginia's Vanja Rogulj clocked an NCAA A-standard time of 1:56.69 in winning his second consecutive 200-yard breaststroke title. Florida State's Billy Jamerson placed second with a mark of 1:59.52, while Virginia's PJ Sullivan garnered a third-place finish with a time of 1:59.79.

Virginia's Michael Raab won his fourth-straight 200-yard butterfly title with an NCAA A-standard time of 1:44.24. North Carolina's Josh Glasco finished the race in second place with a time of 1:45.76, while Virginia's Stefan Hirniak rounded out the medalists in the event with a 1:47.11 finish.

Florida State's Roycik, Alex Kennon, Michael Averett and Ed Denton won the final event of the Championship, capturing the 400-yard freestyle relay title with a time of 2:57.26.

Virginia's Luke Anderson was named the Most Valuable Swimmer for the second time in his career, having won the honor in 2002 as well. Anderson received three individual medals and three relay medals. Miami's Miguel Velazquez was tabbed the 2005 Most Valuable Diver, after placing first on both the one and three-meter boards.

FINAL TEAM SCORES

1. Virginia (726.5) 2. Florida State (580) 3. Georgia Tech (429) 4. North Carolina (412) 5. Clemson (323)

6. NC State (321) 7. Virginia Tech (289.5) 8. Maryland (273) 9. Duke (132) 10. Miami (73)

800 Freestyle Relay

Virginia

Luke Anderson, Stefan Hirniak,

Fran Crippen, Michael Raab

200 Medley Relay

NC State

Kevin Velleca, Dan Velez,

Kevin Devine, Cullen Jones

500 Freestyle

Fran Crippen, Virginia

John Millen, Virginia

Sam Morgan, Georgia Tech

200 Individual Medley

Pat Mellors, Virginia

Bo Greenwood, Virginia

Martin Ott, Maryland

50 Freestyle

Cullen Jones, NC State

Luke Anderson, Virginia

Matt Targett, Virginia

One-Meter Diving

Miguel Velazquez, Miami

Derek Starks, Miami

Tony Burkhardt, Georgia Tech

200 Freestyle Relay

Virginia

Matt Targett, Luke Anderson,

Brett Simon, Bryan Stahl

400 Individual Medley

Pat Mellors, Virginia

Fran Crippen, Virginia

Bo Greenwood, Virginia

100 Butterfly

Tommy Rappold, Clemson

Michael Raab, Virginia

Joel Roycik, Florida State

200 Freestyle

Luke Anderson, Virginia

Stefan Hirniak, Virginia

John Millen, Virginia

100 Breaststroke

Vanja Rogulj, Virginia

Billy Jamerson, Florida State

Kevin Furlong, Virginia Tech

100 Backstroke

Steve Cowling, NC State

Kevin Velleca, NC State

Tom Alberi, Virginia Tech

Three-Meter Diving

Miguel Velazquez, Miami

Alex Tilbrook, Florida State

Derek Starks, Miami

400 Medley Relay

Virginia

Bryan Stahl, Vanja Rogulj,

Michael Raab, Luke Anderson

1650 Freestyle

Sam Morgan, Georgia Tech

John Millen, Virginia

Tommy Bishop, Florida State

200 Backstroke

Erik Weinberg, Maryland

Bo Greenwood, Virginia

Jarryd Botha, Florida State

100 Freestyle

Luke Anderson, Virginia

Cullen Jones, NC State

Joel Roycik, Florida State

200 Breaststroke

Vanja Rogulj, Virginia

Billy Jamerson, Florida State

PJ Sullivan, Virginia

200 Butterfly

Michael Raab, Virginia

Josh Glasco, North Carolina

Stefan Hirniak, Virginia

400-Yard Freestyle Relay

Florida State

Joel Roycik, Alex Kennon,

Michael Averett, Ed Denton